cosmos\cos"mos\ (?), n. (bot.) a genus of composite plants closely related to bidens, usually with very showy flowers, some with yellow, others with red, scarlet, purple, white, or lilac rays. they are natives of the warmer parts of america, and many species are cultivated. cosmos bipinnatus and c. diversifolius are among the best-known species; c. caudatus, of the west indies, is widely naturalized.cosmos \cos"mos\ (k&obreve;z"m&obreve;s), n. [nl., fr. gr. ko`smos order, harmony, the world (from its perfect order and arrangement); akin to skr. çad to distinguish one's self.]1. the universe or universality of created things; -- so called from the order and harmony displayed in it.2. the theory or description of the universe, as a system displaying order and harmony. umboldt.cosmos n1. everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: universe, existence, creation, world, macrocosm]

2. the whole collection of existing things [syn: universe]

3. any of various mostly mexican herbs of the genus cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annualscosmos computer system for mainframe operations

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The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement.

CoSMoS]is a UK funded research project seeking do build capacity in generic modelling tools and simulation techniques for complex systems. Its acronym stands for Complex Systems Modelling and Simulation. This is a four-year project, running from 2007 to 2011 as a collaboration between the University of York and Kent, with further collaborations from the University of Abertay Dundee and Bristol Robotics Laboratory.

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The cosmos is a complex and orderly system, such as our Universe; the opposite of Chaos. It is the Universe regarded as an ordered system. The philosopher Pythagoras is regarded as the first person to apply the term cosmos (Greek κόσμος) to the order of the Universe.

Kosmos [from Greek kosmos order, universe] The universe, equivalent to the Latin mundus. Theosophy contemplates an infinite series of successive wholes or universes, each sufficiently complete to entitle it to be called a kosmos or universe, and yet each included within a larger whole. As there are no absolutes or final limits, this being contrary to nature, no sense of finality should be given to the word kosmos, which includes the invisible planes as well as the visible universe. Some theosophical writers use kosmos to refer to our home universe or galactic system, and cosmos for the solar system. The triple deity Chaos-Theos-Cosmos is the containment of the space, both subjective and objective, of any hierarchy, however great or small, these in each case making a tetraktys.